The owner of a southwest Missouri roofing company pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to hiring illegal aliens as a result of a worksite enforcement investigation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Assistant U.S. Attorney Robyn L. McKee, Western District of Missouri, is prosecuting this case. Russell D.…
On September 22nd a redesigned USCIS.gov web site will be launched. In response to customer feedback, from March to June 2009, USCIS conducted focus group discussions, usability tests, and surveys regarding general functionality of the website with a broad cross-section of users. Based on the findings, a design has been…
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano announced on August 27, 2009, new directives to enhance and clarify oversight for searches of computers and other electronic media at U.S. ports of entry—a critical step designed to bolster the Department’s efforts to combat transnational crime and terrorism while protecting privacy…
Hundreds of American Apparel Inc. workers must leave the company because they were unable to prove their immigration status or fix problems with their employment records, the bottom line is that almost 1600 workers were not legally allowed to work in the US. ICE first conducted an inspection of American…
Wishing all our readers a happy Labor Day,and all the joys of a beautiful autumn. Make sure to take some time to relax and enjoy. The editors at ilw.com wrote a nice greeting for Labor Day: The first Labor Day holiday was celebrated in 1882 to pay tribute to American…
San Diego Immigration lawyer informed that the Department of Homeland Security, USCIS has submitted the information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection was previously published in the Federal Register on…
The current medical exam Form I-693 has expired on August 31, 2009. The USCIS will continue to accept this form despite its expiration date until a revised form is published. The revised form is currently in progress and not yet available. Please submit the completed Form I-693, sealed in an…
U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, Southern Division on August 25, 2009, denied the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s challenge to an amendment to the Federal Appropriation Regulation (FAR) that makes E-Verify mandatory for federal contractors. As a result, as of September 8, 2009, the FAR requires participating vendors…
Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo announced on August 20 that his Office has shut down three New York companies providing unauthorized and fraudulent legal services to immigrant communities, in the latest stages of his ongoing investigation into immigration fraud. Under the terms of the agreements secured by Cuomo’s Office, Immigration…
Facebook be careful, DHS now offers a social network website called Our Border that allows for an open dialogue with a wide network of people interested in Southwest border issues. The website offers groups such as Comprehensive Immigration Reform, USCIS, CBP, and ICE. I guess they have a lot of…